Punjab govt to provide SMEDA-style business models to startups
LAHORE: The Punjab Finance Ministry on Wednesday directed the provincial industries department to provide Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)-style business...
Pakistan’s tobacco exports surge 137pc YoY in July
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tobacco exports have increased by 137.53 per cent to $2.171 million in July, the first month of fiscal year (FY)...
FPCCI demands concrete steps for development of KP, tribal districts
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday demanded concrete steps to develop Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and...
Pak-Afghan business community to hold joint industrial exhibition
PESHAWAR: The trade associations of Afghanistan and Pakistan have decided to hold a joint industrial exhibition in Peshawar in December this year...
Steel industry opposes tariff reduction proposals of NTC
ISLAMABAD: As the National Tariff Commission (NTC) has proposed a reduction in tariff on import of finished or semi-finished steel products, the...
UK’s credit agency increases financing limit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The British government’s credit financing agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has increased its financing limit to £1.5 billion for UK businesses...
Pakistan desirous of expanding trade ties with Ethiopia: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said Pakistan attaches great significance to its ties with Ethiopia and wants to expand trade and commercial...
Traders demand removal of bottlenecks hampering Pak-Afghan trade
PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has urged the government to take pragmatic steps to remove hurdles and problems...
Floods destroy fish farms in Swat district
PESHAWAR: Floods in different districts of Malakand Division have swept away more than 25 established fish units, incurring huge losses to farm...
Economy moving forward on right path: Hafeez
KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that the government has successfully repaid...
FPCCI seeks competitive energy rates for all industrial sectorsÂ
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), opposing the Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) decision of raising power tariff for...
Zaidi, Umurzakov discuss utilisation of seaports to connect CARs to world
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have discussed the establishment of trade routes and utilisation of Pakistani seaports to connect Central Asian Republics to...
Pak envoy invites Chinese entrepreneurs to take advantage of SEZsÂ
BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has invited Chinese businessmen to take advantage of the dividends of Special Economic Zones...
Car sales increase 8pc YoY in August
ISLAMABAD: The sale of passenger cars during the month of August 2020 increased 8.31 per cent to 9,885 units, as compared to...
Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to increase trade, connectivity
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed on the need to increase mutual trade and comprehensively upgrade bilateral cooperation in all fields.
This understanding was...